Remember when I first posted that I went to Riis and it was ok? Well I was on the wrong end of the beach!!!

This time I went to the EAST end (to the left out of the parking lot) and it was amazing! I got there around 10am and there were a few people there... by noon it was getting busier. When I say I couldn't count the number of thongs (on guys or girls!) I mean it!!! There had to be at least 30 guys in thongs, 10 guys in strings and at least two of them looked like the Dore Y-backs.

What's the catch? Nothing really, just be open minded, because it is a very diverse crowd. Probably 40% gay men, 30% Lesbian and 30% straight. I was totally fine there, no problems whatsoever - in fact, I felt comfortable enough to walk the beach a little and go in the water.

It felt great to be that comfortable out there. All ages, sizes and hardly any dork shorts! I would say 90% of the women were topless and wearing a thong/string. 10% of the men were wearing dork shorts. 40% were wearing bikinis and the rest....50% were thonging/stringing!!!

Did I get hit on? Yes. Some guy came up to me in the water and we just started talking about all kinds of stuff. Before I left, he asked if I'd like to go to the parade with him and his friends(the NY Gay Pride Parade is this weekend). I told him jokingly that I don't think my wife would like that too much. He apologized and we both laughed.

The attitude was great there...I had a lot of fun and there is no doubt that that will be my thonging place of choice for a LONG time to come. Dore low-cut thong with dip was the thong I wore...thinking about the VLC on Friday!

Ok, I went back on Friday and it was busier, but still had a great time. A few people who recognized me from Wed. said hello and I got pretty much the same spot that I had the other day. I ironically brought my camera for some odd reason and of course some guy comes up to me and asks if he can take a few pics of me with his camera. I said ok only if he takes no face shots and he takes some pics with my camera, so I got a bunch now....probably post some on X Mike to see what everyone thinks. Great day, nuff said.

The BIG news is that Saturday I got my wife to go with me......and we went thonging together! I couldn't believe she did it and I couldn't believe she put up with me in a thong...what a great girl I have....she felt a little uncomfortable there b/c of me, indirectly. She wasn't too keen on the fact that every guy there was checking out my butt. I kinda understand her point b/c hey, I'm HER man! Regardless, it was an epic day for both of us. By about 1pm on Sat., the beach was really crowded...still room around, but really bust and that's when we decided to pack it in.

Good for you and good for your wife. I'm sure that she'll soon get over her uneasiness and will actually enjoy the attention you (and her) get. Olive and I have been thonging for many years both here in vermont and in the carribean and find it binds us as if we're partners in crime. We both enjoy the attention the other gets and have incidentally made a number of good friends both gay and straight. Drop us a line if you're coming to Vermont. Popeye and Olive

Popey1. Where in Vermont did you go? I may be moving back there and would like to know where it is safe for a guy to wear a thong. I am from the state originally and have never seen anyone (including women) wearing a thong at any swimming hole/beach.

Olive and I spend most of our time on our sailboat either naked or if we're around other boats themost we wear are thongs. We have worn thongs at oakledge park in Burlington, and at redrocks park both on the beach there and on the rocks. A good friend of ours regularily wears a wicked weasel thong to those beaches and also a few times to north beach in Burlington. Thongs are legal swimwear in every where in vermont as far as I can tell. We did have a few negative comments at oakledge beach one time, but it was only from one ignorant party, otherwise it's only been the usual nervous tittering, esp seeing a man in a thong. You can almost be guaranteed you will be the only man in a thong, you may see a few women wearing them, but it's like almost everywhere when it comes to men in thongs. Poyeye

Spent the morning of the 4th of July (9 AM - Noon) near the eastern end of Riis Park Beach. When I arrived, there were only a few people on the beach; I set up my chair and towel near the water, took off my shorts and tee shirt, and spent the next three hours wearing only a navy blue g-string. I recently purchased two g-strings from suitsyouswimwear.com and this was the first time I wore a g-string in public (as opposed to either being nude or wearing a thong with a triangle back). I was the first person in a g-string/thong, but as more and more people came, there were more thongs or g-strings all around me. By 12 noon, the beach was rather crowded and there were dozens of men and women in thongs. I left at that time since the sun was getting hot.

Riis is the perfect urban thong beach. I haven't been to a beach that has a higher percentage of men and women in thongs. The east end is the best, but feel very comfortable walking the whole beach. I've even done pullups in the exercise area just wearing a thong! I hope Riis inspires more men and women to wear thongs to the beach. The atmosphere is great.

Riis is located on the western end of Far Rockaway in Queens, relatively close to JFK airport. By car from CT get to the BQE west bound toward JFK. this turns into the Belt Park Way, go all the way around Brooklyn to the Flatbush Ave exit, but go towards the beach not Brooklyn. You will go about 3 miles over a bridge. You will see signs for Riis.

The first week of October yielded some great late season beach weather here in NY. Thursday was the last, slightly ify day, before the weather will become to chilly for beaching/thonging.

I spent the day at Riis in a mesh black thong. This is much more risque than I usually wear, but there were only a 5 or 6 people around and the experience was liberating. No one learing and it was essentially a private beach. I went for a long walk far from my clothes and was seen mainly by surfers. It was nice to have this exhibitionist experience without too many voyers...just right.

A couple of women sat near me for awhile and smiled when we made I contact. I bummed a cigarette with a biker who had stopped to watch the ocean. He had taken off his biking shorts and was wearing a jock strap. He never said a word about my thong.

does anybody know where else thongs are allowed in NYC beaches? is there anything in places like staten island, brooklyn, or queens, besides Riis park, as well as the state beaches on long island? is it even legal to wear a thong or g-string at city beaches? i'm just curious, because traveling to far-flung places is just a bit of an annoyance.

I was looking for some more info on the park. Is it legal for females to go topeless? Are there life guards there? How is the sand? How the water?

Dry04,

Went to Riis on Memorial Day and there were plenty of men in Speedos and a few of us in thongs. Several women in thongs and topless, as well. You really have to be at the very eastern part closer to the fence, though. It looked like anything goes. I did see a park ranger (it's a part of Gateway National Rec -- same as Gunnison in Jersey) riding down the beach occasionally, but said nothing. There were even people drinking on the beach, which I believe is illegal, but no one seemed to care. The beach is typical for NY/NJ area -- about 100-200 yds of sand between boardwalk and water (depending on tide, of course), lifeguards every couple hundred yards. Also has food stands and bathrooms. Overall, it's a pretty nice beach considering its proximity to such a large city. I'd recommend everyone check it out this summer. I'll definitely be back.

It's legal everywhere in NY State for women to go topless wherever men would have the same right. We've had that law on the books for over 10 years now. That doesn't mean everyone knows about it or is interersted, but it seems that there are women who take advantage of the law along the south shore of long island. As for Sand, I haven't been to Riis park myself, but most of the sand along the south shore (from Coney Island Eastward) is very nice. It's meduim soft and has some shells worked into it. I always enjoy how it feels on my feet.

To get there via mass transit, you can take the A to Rockaway Park and then get on the Q22 to Riis (it's probabaly less than a mile), Or you can take the 2 train to the end of the line and get on the Q35, which heads down Flatbush Ave. Either way, always check track work notices. Nothing runs right on the weekend...

Went back again on Monday. It wasn't as crowded as Memorial Day, but plenty of us in thongs (both men and women). Even spotted one guy in just a jock strap and another guy wearing a really skimpy string that barely held in his package. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend, so I definitely recommend checking it out.

Hey. I live in NY (westchester) and have never been to Riis Park/Beach. I heard that some of the Long Island beaches are good to see some thongs...but im not realyl into the long drive. I guess Riis shouldnt be too far since its Queens area. However, I am a straight male.... Is these beach pretty much a gay beach? or are there some straight women in thongs??

I like Riis Park at Rockaway Beach, Queens. I live in Texas but have visited that beach many times when I am in NYC in the summer. Keep in mind that the liberal or more "nudie beach" is on the far left if you are looking at the ocean. The park ends at the fenceline and near this area most thongers hang out at. As for the crowd, this is the most mixed beach I have ever hung out at. Esp. on a hoilday, it is a combination of everything.....gay, straight and familes. I have laid near topless women, str8 dudes, gay dudes and on one 4th of July, a large jolly african american family set up their umbella right next to me! I was in a g-string and nobody seemed to care. It's NY and everybody has seen everything at that beach. I understand that pre-Guilianni, this was a nudist area, but that was restricted some years ago.

Keep in mind that even though it is over near the end of the park, lots of folks still walk up and down the beach. You can easily encounter women walking the beach or hanging out. My observation is that nobody bothers anybody........except for one time when a lady was laying out topless in a g-string near me. A few fully clothed guys had to stop by and chat her up. Really makes me sick that because a lady will lay out topless, it means guys have to hit on her. Very disrespectful if you ask me. Anyway, check out Riis Park, the water is ice cold all year long. very refreshing. You can also see New Jersey in the distance.

i will be in nyc next week. if the weather permits, i would love to get some beach time and sun. is it possible to take public transportation there? what is the best way to get there and how long does it take from manhattan? thanks.

Like has been mentioned, you will find all types out at Riis Park. There are plenty of women in thongs and topless. My wife and I go and my wife has no problem wearing her WW. On the eastern end of the beach, I would say that on some days at least 20% of the women are either in thongs or topless.

swoontogo - you can find directions on the internet to get to Riis Park. You can take the subway to Far Rockaway (end of the line) and then jump on a city bus across the street or you can take the subway (2) to Flatbush (end of the line in Queens) and then jump on a city bus across the street that goes to Rockaway Beach. Will take a little over an hour coming from east or west sides of Manhattan to Rockaway, Queens.

thanks for your input. i did get the chance to make it out to riis park last thursday. i took me 2 hours to get there via train and bus from midtown. there were a couple of people that got off the bus with me and headed to the same place. once i got to the beach, i planted myself just to the right of what was obviouly the gay area of the beach. the spot i chose was not too far from a nicely tanned topless woman in a thong. it was a great sunny day in the low 80's. i stripped down to my black low cut dore thong, put out my towel and started to read. there was a moderate amount of people out for a thursday with a reletively mixed crowd - more men than women. not long after getting there, an attractive woman in a tight mini skirt set herself up right in front of me, about 20 feet away. she removed her clothes to reveal a nice light yellow wicked weasel thong. she settled herself in and proceeded to move her top to reveal a nicely augmented pair of breasts - what a treat. i noticed maybe three women out in thongs, and about six topless. i took a walk up and back the beach and noticed another attractive woman in a wicked weasel doing a little photoshoot with her boyfriend. i only noticed one other guy in a thong. he was very fit and tan, and he took a walk up and back part of the beach. most of the guys were in briefs/speedos. at one point, a tan and friendly guy approched me and told me that he couldn't wear thongs, that he didn't have enough of a tush. i told him that i wasn't sure if i did either, but that i wear them anyways. he told me that i looked good and asked if i wanted him to put some sunblock on for me. i said no thanks, that i was all set, and he said have anice day and left. all in all, it was a very nice day, and would go back there again. the beach was clean, the sand was soft, the sun was warm, and the people seemed friendly.

glad you had a good experience at Riis Park In NY. I think this is a very under rated spot for NYers who want an easy getaway for the ocean and a thong beach. You were there a little early in the season but as you indicated there was still some activity. In the summer the place is packed with bodies everywhere. Some of my Manhattan snob friends think it more of a "blue collar" or redneck type beach.....but I dont mind that. I have met some really nice people out there and because its new york, people are not inhibited about showing off as everyone has seen it all.

Riis park is a great place to thong. I was doing it back in the 80's when i was in college in NYC. Lots of girls were wearing them as well. At the far end of the beach, where there is no lifeguards, girls used to go topless. Now that the laws have changed the girls dont have to go all the way down there they just go topless anywhere on the beach.

FINALLY... i went out to Riis Park. Getting there and back was HORRIBLE with the traffic.

I wore a rio with a small pouch that bulged out and barely covered the goods. I got a "oh, my god..look at that" from a group of younger girls (17ish); a balck women that i waked by looked and smiled; and one lady stared as i walked by her. I only saw one other male wearing a thong, so i felt a bit out of place, but didnt care.

As far as the girls go.. i only saw 3 girls with thongs. I saw a black women with a GREAT ass in one, but she was with a man. There were two domincan looking girls there that were AMAZING. AMAZING bodies, and wearing a very very small g-string. They were leaving shortly after i was there...but what a site!! Big breasts, and even better, one of them had a bottom inwhich the triangle barely coverred her lips.

Over all..I had fun .... was hoping for more....but for my first experience thoning on a beach..it was cool.

I'm surprised there were so few thongers. When I was there this time last year, there must have been at least 30 thongers. Thongers are to the left of the abandoned Nursing Home as you face the water. Between the building and the fence where the homes begin.

I saw somewhere on a website reently that there is actually now a designated "Clothing Optional" area on the beach? I heard that there is a sign and all... it's not just "presumed" to tbe the spot.Can anyone confirm? I'm hoping to make my first 2008 beach trip next week.

I have been reading that riis park is a great place to thong. Today, I finally made it there. I walked to the eastern part of the beach. I knew it was a the right spot when I saw a female sunning topless in a thong. I set my self up and was not sure if my swimwear would be welcome. A few minutes later another female showed up took her top off and walked all over the beach in just a black thong. Several other set up all around me, they were not wearing thong but paid no mind to my swimwear. Later another female went topless in her thong. I had no wild stares, no rude comments. The water was warm the sand was clean and it was a great day. This beach is more thong tolerant than mosy nude beaches. I will be back.

Topless is legal anywhere in NY, so i am not surprised at your findings dry04. I used to go to Riis all the time and thongs and topless were prevalent (albiet this was in the 1980s during the heyday of thongs for women) My recent trips to Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Jones beach and Fire Island have all turned up toplessness interspersed throughout the beaches. I have even seen thongs in sheeps meadow in central park. All in all, NYC is a pretty tolerant area for minimal swimwear

Wife and I went to Riis this past Sunday......weather was spectacular.We set up as close to the water just to the west side of the lifeguard closest to the nursing home......I wore my thong all day playing ball, throwing frisbee and going for walksSome lookers but no negative comments.......this was a milestone for me.....I nailed it!!!Plenty of topless and women in thong....plenty of men with speedo etc but didn't see any other men in thongsCan't wait to go back

Hello Fellow Thongers, I am moving to the city at the end of July and would love to get in some beach time. Could anyone advise me on the best way to get to Riis from the West Harlem area? Also, the location on the beach that is most thong friendly? Thanks!

Take the 2 or 5 train to the end of the line, Flatbush Station. Walk 1/2 block to the Q35 bus. Get off at the abandon nursing home, which is the next stop after the main parking lot and bath house. Walk back 1/2 block and follow the fence to the beach. Anywhere to the left is the spot.Love that beach!

Was there Sunday. About a half dozen guys and gals each in thongs or G-strings, plus a guy with a jockstrap, his friends were having fun slapping his posterior. No problems at all with the NPS or the Life Guards, and no need to be self-conscious. They had to be very vigilant of the extremely rough undertow and people going out to far.

Don't go east of the rock jetty. That's another beach with a lot of prudes.

BTW, a live 3' or 4' long shark came up onto the Rockaway Park Beach 116th Street sand a day or two ago, probably a sand shark that are not too dangerous to humans. I still would not want to be near one. He was shoved back into the water. There are normally many large, half sea shells on the sand. This year, none. Things are strange this year. Perhaps lack of fish, calms, and snails are drawing sharks closer to shore.

Another great weekend at Riis......was there Saturday and today crowd was not judgmental and was able to work on the tanLots of topless and women in thongs and I saw two other men in thongsDefinitely my choice over Sandy Hook due to the fact that Riis is so my closer to the house

Well I made it and the beach was lovely, not too crowded.I wandered from the bus stop on the beach towards the east end and saw three guys in thongs, two in g-strings and plenty of girls both topless and in either thongs or very brief bikini bottoms.I set up a few yards behind a guy in a black tie-side thong, took off my t-shirt and my shorts and that was me. First time thronging on a beach, ever! It was really liberating. As mentioned in previous posts, nobody seemed to care at all, apart from two Latino guys who I think tried to take my picture from a few feet away, but they just moved on and no comments were made.I'll definitely go back for sure. The journey from Manhattan was definitely worth it!

I was just in nyc and went early to spend the day at jones beach. I saw 7 other guys in thongs and met my buddy for a day of thonging. Bus dropped at the east bath house then walked east to the gay/nude section where I met my friend. Took a pic and posted it on my thong blog: http://thong-jock.tumblr.com. I would go back there in a heartbeat. Awesome beach for thonging! Beautiful too! Well worth the day trip from manhattan.

I find Riis Park Beach is a fun, easy-to-get-to place on a weekday. It's an 'anything goes' beach with plenty of others in thongs....however on weekends in season it can get really crowded on a weekend, with people taking up all the beach space and many blasting their music. Too much for me. In reply to your question, 'qnssekr' Fort Tilden is the right end of the beach, and that is mostly families, and the further you go down, the less people there are and it's quieter. The times that I've taken a walk on the beach down that end, I don't see any thongs except mine. Hard to believe you are in New York City down there with the dunes...quite scenic!

Might be headed out to Riis today or later this week.. just moved up here. How's the atmosphere now? Anything changed?
Late reply and beach season is coming to an end, but was at Riis Park the day after Labor Day and it was great. Nothing has changed in all the years we've been going. My wife was out in her Wicked Weasel g-string and we saw many other g-strings and thongs with plenty of topless women.

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